A new report says that bad eyesight and high cholesterol can make people more likely to get dementia. Dementia is a sickness that makes it hard to remember things. The report says fixing these problems can help stop many people from getting dementia. It is especially important for people who are middle-aged and those in poorer countries. By 2050, a lot more people might have dementia if nothing is done.

A teacher named Professor Gill Livingston says everyone should try to be healthy to help their brain. The report tells governments to help people get hearing aids, exercise, and make friends. A man named Andy Watts wants to stay healthy because he saw how dementia affected his family. Some experts say we should be careful, but they agree being healthy is good for the brain. The report gives hope that we can do things to stop dementia from happening.

Original news source: Two new dementia risks identified by major report (BBC)

– CHARADES
Instructions: Students act out words or phrases related to health and dementia (e.g., “exercise,” “doctor,” “memory”) without speaking, while the rest of the class guesses what they are.
– VOCABULARY PICTIONARY
Instructions: Divide students into small groups. Each group chooses a word from the article (e.g., “dementia,” “cholesterol,” “healthy”) and draws it on the board while the others guess the word.
– OPINION POLL
Instructions: Have students walk around the classroom and ask their classmates “What do you think is the most important way to stay healthy?” They will collect answers and share the most common responses with the class.
– THINK-PAIR-SHARE
Instructions: Pose the question “Why is it important to stay healthy?” Students think about their answers individually, then pair up to discuss their thoughts before sharing with the larger class.
– HEADLINE CREATION
Instructions: In small groups, students create a catchy headline for the article that summarizes its main idea. They can present their headlines to the class for discussion.

A new report ? that bad eyesight and high cholesterol can make people more ? to get dementia. Dementia is a sickness that makes it hard to remember things. The report says fixing these problems can help stop many ? from getting dementia. It is especially important for people who are middle-aged and those in ? countries. By 2050, a lot more people might have dementia if nothing is done. A teacher named Professor Gill Livingston says everyone should try to be healthy to ? their brain. The report tells governments to help people get ? aids, exercise, and make friends. A man named Andy Watts wants to stay healthy because he saw how dementia ? his family. Some experts say we should be careful, but they agree being healthy is ? for the brain. The report gives hope that we can do things to stop dementia from happening.

1. What is dementia?
2. How would you feel if you forgot things?
3. Do you like to eat healthy food? Why?
4. What is a healthy thing you do every day?
5. Do you think exercise is fun? Why or why not?
6. How would you feel if someone in your family had dementia?
7. What is a good way to make friends?
8. Do you think it is important to help people who are sick? Why?
9. How do you stay happy and healthy?
10. What is a way to help your brain?
11. Do you like to play with friends? Why?
12. How would you feel if you could help someone be healthy?

Click a dot next to a word, then click the dot next to its meaning to draw a line connecting them.

Write a summary of this news article in two sentences.
Check your writing now with the best free AI for English writing!